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| Common Recruitment Process 2020 for various posts in UPSC CDS |
UPSC CDS 2020 Online Form Available Now.The Union Public Services Commission has released UPSC Combined Defence Services exam 2020 notification for recruitment of officers in the IMA and AFA under Govt. of India .All eligible candidates,those who want to join CDS as an officer can apply here online.
Important Dates
| Application starts | 05/08/2020 |
| Last date for apply | 25/08/2020 |
| Complete form submission last date | 25/08/2020 |
| Pay Exam Fee last date | 25/08/2020 |
| Exam Date | 08/11/2020 |
| Admit Card Available on | 20/10/2020 |
| Result Available on | December 2020 |
| SSB Interview date | Notified Soon |
| Joining Date | 2021 |
Eligibility Details-
The candidate should meet the following eligibility criteria for UPSC CDS :
Nationality-
candidate must be either-
- a citizen of India.
- a subject of Nepal
- a subject of Bhutan.
- a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January,1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India.
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar),Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Educational Qualification
- For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai — Bachelors Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.
- For Indian Naval Academy—Bachelors Degree in Engineering from a recognized University/Institution.
- For Air Force Academy—Bachelors Degree of a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
- Candidates who are studying in the final year/semester Degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply.
Graduates with first choice as Army/Navy/Air Force are to submit proof of Graduation/provisional certificates on the date of commencement of the SSB Interview at the SSB.
Age Limit as on 01/07/2021
- Minimum : 20 Years
- Maximum : 24 Years
- Age Relaxations to others is based on UPSC recruitment Rules
Application Fee
- GEN/OBC/EWS : 200/-
- SC/ST/PH/Ex.SM : 0/-
- Female(All category) : 0/-
- Pay exam fee through Debit Card/Credit Card /Net Banking etc.
Vacancy details :
There are total of 344 vacancies in upsc cds that are service wise divided as follows:
| During Training | Stipend/Salary |
| Stipend to Gentlemen or Lady Cadets during the entire duration of training in Service academies i.e. during training period at IMA and OTA. |
Rs 56,100/-p.m.* (Starting pay in Level 10) |
Vacancies under different Services
| Name of the Course | No. of Vacancies |
| Indian Military Academy, Dehradun— 100 151 (DE) Course |
100 |
| Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala—Course | 26 |
| Air Force Academy, Hyderabad—(Pre-Flying) Training Course |
32 |
| Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai (Madras)— 114th SSC (Men) (NT) (UPSC) Course |
169 |
| Officers Training Academy, Chennai (Madras) 28th SSC Women (NT) (UPSC) Course |
17 |
| Total | 344 |
Promotion Criteria and Salary Structure.
| RANK
|
PROMOTION CRITERIA
|
LEVEL
|
(PAY in Rs. PER Month.)
|
| Lieutenant
|
On commission
|
Level 10
|
56,100-1,77,500
|
| Captain
|
On completion of 02 years
|
Level 10B
|
61,300-1,93,900
|
| Major
|
On completion of 06 years
|
Level 11
|
69,400-2,07,200
|
| Lieutenant Colonel
|
On completion of 13 years
|
Level 12A
|
1,21,200-2,12,400
|
| Colonel
|
On completion of 26 years
|
Level 13
|
1,30,600-2,15,900
|
| Brigadier
|
On selection basis subject to fulfillment of requisite service conditions
|
Level 13A
|
1,39,600-2,17,600
|
| Major General
|
On selection basis subject to fulfillment of requisite service conditions
|
Level 14
|
1,44,200-2,18,200
|
| Lieutenant General HAG Scale
|
On selection basis subject to fulfillment of requisite service conditions
|
Level 15
|
1,82,200- 2,24,100
|
| Lieutenant General HAG + Scale
|
On selection basis subject to fulfillment of requisite service conditions
|
Level 16
|
2,05,400-2,24,400
|
| VCOAS/Army Cdr/
Lieutenant General (NFSG) |
On selection basis subject to fulfillment of requisite service conditions
|
Level 17
|
2,25,000/- (fixed)
|
| COAS
|
On selection basis subject to fulfillment of requisite service conditions
|
Level 18
|
2,50,000/-(fixed)
|
Allowances :
Uniform Allowance. Subsumed into the newly proposed Dress Allowance i.e. Rs. 20,000/- per year.
Free Rations.
(i) Continue in Field Area to all Defence Officers.
(ii) Defence officers posted in peace area to get Ration Money Allce(RMA) every month.
Children Education Allowance. Rs. 2250/- per month per child for two eldest surviving only. CEA is admissible from Nursery to 12th Classes.
Hostel Subsidy. Rs. 6750/- per month per child for two eldest surviving only. Hostel subsidy is admissible from Nursery to 12th class
Leave. leave will be admissible in accordance with the rules in force from time to time.
Transport Allowance
Pay Level Higher TPTA Cities (Rs. Per month) Other Places (Rs. Per month)
10 and above Rs. 7200+DA thereon Rs. 3600+DA thereon
About The Exam :
The Selection Process for UPSC CDS consist of :
(a) Written examination
(b) Interview for intelligence and personality test
Written Examination -Objective (MCQs) Offline
For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy :—
| S.No. | Name of Test | No. of Qs | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English | 100 | 100 | Each paper will be of 2 hours |
| 2 | General Knowledge | 100 | 100 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy:—
| S.No. | Name of Test | No. of Qs | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English | 100 | 100 | Each paper will be of |
| 2 | General Knowledge | 100 | 100 | |
| 3 | Elementary Mathematics | 100 | 100 | 2 hours |
- The Union Public Service Commission shall prepare a list of candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as fixed by the Commission in their discretion.
- Candidates who are declared successful in the written exam will be detailed for intelligence and personality test at the Service Selection Board based on their preference by the respective service HQ.
- Candidates who qualify in the written test and given their first preference as army (IMA/OTA) are required to register themselves on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in so that they get informed for SSB interview call.
SSB Selection Procedure is two stage process
selection procedure based on Psychological Aptitude Test and intelligence Test introduced at Service Selection Boards.
Only those candidates who qualify at stage one will be admitted to the second stage/remaining tests and all those who fail to pass stage one, will be returned.
Only those candidate who qualify at stage two will be required to submit photocopy each of:—(i) Matriculation pass certificate or equivalent in support of date of birth, (ii) Bachelors Degree/Provisional Degree alongwith mark sheets of all the years/semesters in support of educational qualification.
Exam centres –
The following different exam centres for UPSC CDS exam are available –
AGARTALA, AHMEDABAD, AIZAWL, BENGALURU, BAREILLY, BHOPAL,CHANDIGARH, CHENNAI, CUTTACK, DEHRADUN, DELHI, DHARWAD,DISPUR, GANGTOK, HYDERABAD, IMPHAL, ITANAGAR, JAIPUR, JAMMU,
JORHAT, KOCHI, KOHIMA, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MADURAI, MUMBAI,NAGPUR, PANAJI (GOA), PATNA, PORT BLAIR, PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD),RAIPUR, RANCHI, SAMBALPUR, SHILLONG, SHIMLA, SRINAGAR,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, TIRUPATI, UDAIPUR AND VISAKHAPATNAM.
How to Apply Online UPSC CDS 2020
- UPSC has released UPSC CDS II Online Form 2020 .
- One can apply between 05/08/2020 to 25/08/2020.
- Please read the notification before applying UPSC CDS online form .
- Then check the eligibility,documents required.
- Kindly Scan the document to be uploaded-Photo, Sign,Thumb etc.
- Before final submission please preview and check your details.
- Take a printout of finally submitted UPSC CDS Online Form 2020 and keep the same for future reference.
Some Important Useful Links
Apply Online CDS |
Click Here |
Part II Registration |
Click Here |
Print Application Form |
Click Here |
Download Notification |
Click Here |
Official Website |
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